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| − | '''2008''' in UK saw the launch of a new campaign to increase paranoia and [[fear]] of "[[terrorism]]". In USA, the [[FBI]] quietly | + | '''2008''' in UK saw the launch of a new campaign to increase paranoia and [[fear]] of "[[terrorism]]". An [[Diana Princess of Wales/Death|inquest]] into the [[death of Diana]] over 10 years that she had been "unlawfully killed".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7328754.stm</ref><ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/680</ref> In USA, the [[FBI]] quietly wrapped up its $100M cover-up operation of the [[2001 Anthrax attacks]], officially naming the just deceased [[Bruce Ivins]] as the "[[lone nut]]" perpetrator. In 2015 [[Richard Lambert]], the chief FBI investigator in the case, launched legal action against the FBI, alleging legal malpractice.<ref name=dc1><ref name=antv> |
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| − | [[Bruce Ivins]] was officially named as a "[[lone nut]]" who carried out the [[2001 Anthrax attacks]] just after he was found dead. The FBI's Amerithrax "investigation" reportedly cost $100,000,000.<ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/561</ref> In 2015, its chief investigator, [[Richard Lambert]], filed a lawsuit alleging malpractice, claiming amongst other things that the [[FBI]] suppressed evidence which would have definitely exonerated Ivins.<ref>http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1714250-former-fbi-special-agent-in-charge-richard.html</ref><ref name=antv>http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2015/04/fbis-amerithrax-case-just-unravelled-ex.html</ref> | + | [[Bruce Ivins]] was officially named as a "[[lone nut]]" who carried out the [[2001 Anthrax attacks]] just after he was found dead. The FBI's Amerithrax "investigation" reportedly cost $100,000,000.<ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/561</ref> In 2015, its chief investigator, [[Richard Lambert]], filed a lawsuit alleging malpractice, claiming amongst other things that the [[FBI]] suppressed evidence which would have definitely exonerated Ivins.<ref name=dc1>http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1714250-former-fbi-special-agent-in-charge-richard.html</ref><ref name=antv>http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2015/04/fbis-amerithrax-case-just-unravelled-ex.html</ref> |
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| In the UK, the "counter-terrorism" strategy of tension was stepped up, while the truth about the so-called acts of terror was quietly repressed in USA. |
2008 in UK saw the launch of a new campaign to increase paranoia and fear of "terrorism". An inquest into the death of Diana over 10 years that she had been "unlawfully killed".[1][2] In USA, the FBI quietly wrapped up its $100M cover-up operation of the 2001 Anthrax attacks, officially naming the just deceased Bruce Ivins as the "lone nut" perpetrator. In 2015 Richard Lambert, the chief FBI investigator in the case, launched legal action against the FBI, alleging legal malpractice.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag In 2015, its chief investigator, Richard Lambert, filed a lawsuit alleging malpractice, claiming amongst other things that the FBI suppressed evidence which would have definitely exonerated Ivins.[3][4]
Contents
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | “Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend. She is qualified to be President of the United States of America. She's easily qualified to be Vice President of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. But she's first rate” | Joe Biden Time Magazine | 2008 |
Events
| Event | Start | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | 8 November 1994 | 31 December 2016 | |
| Saville Inquiry | 1998 | 24 March 2010 | An investigation into Bloody Sunday which left 14 people dead. |
| TOPOFF | 2000 | 2009 | A series of week long "counter-terrorism" exercises |
| Afghanistan/2001 Invasion | 7 October 2001 | 30 August 2021 | The war in Afghanistan, instigated within a month of 9/11, supposedly in retaliation, with the claimed justification - for which no evidence has been presented - that the attacks were planned by Ossama bin Laden, and that he was based in Afghanistan. |
| Saifullah Paracha v. George W. Bush | 8 December 2004 | 18 November 2008 | A habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of a prisoner of Guantanamo Bay. |
| Al-Salam weapons deal | 21 December 2005 | 2017 | A large arms deal signed during the government of Tony Blair. |
| Diana Spencer/Inquest | 8 January 2007 | 2 April 2008 | The inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2008 | 23 January 2008 | 27 January 2008 | At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries." |
| Identity Crisis: Can European civilization survive conference | 13 March 2008 | 14 March 2008 | |
| Bilderberg/2008 | 5 June 2008 | 8 June 2008 | The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests |
| 2008 Counter-Terrorism advertising campaign | July 2008 | August 2008 | A UK government program to ramp up fear of "terrorism" that was banned after public complaints. |
| US/2008 Presidential election | 8 November 2008 | 8 November 2008 | "in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America" |
| Le Cercle/2008 (Washington) | 14 November 2008 | 14 November 2008 | Other dates uncertain |
| 2008 Mumbai attacks | 26 November 2008 | 29 November 2008 | An incident of "terrorism" used to introduce the Indian National Investigation Agency. The perpetrators may have connections to the CIA and deep state. |
| Security and Defence Learning/2008 | 3 December 2008 | 3 December 2008 | 4th of a series of 8 spooky conferences |
| Facing Jihad conference | 14 December 2008 | 14 December 2008 | |
| Gaza War (2008–09) | 27 December 2008 | 18 January 2009 | Three weeks of assault launched against Gaza by Israel, including the use of white phosphorus, leaving over 1000 people dead and over 5000 injured. |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Policy Conference |  | ||
| SITE Intelligence Group |  | ||
| Innovative Medicines Initiative |  | Big Pharma capture of EU policy making and budgets | |
| Climate Central |  | ||
| Özyeğin University |  | Training future Turkish businesspeople | |
| International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence |  | Think tank Non-profit | |
| Muslim Charities Forum | .jpg) | Charity | |
| ClimateWorks |  | Large funder of projects intended to steer public opinion and take control over all government policy under the pretext of fighting climate change. Part of "a blob" of similar very wealthy interconnected foundations with opaque structures. Backers include Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg. | |
| United Against Nuclear Iran |  | ||
| Centre for Social Cohesion | | Think tank | |
| J Street | | 501(c)(4) charitable organization | |
| Sibel Edmonds/State Secrets Privilege Gallery |  | The State Secrets Privilege Gallery was created by Sibel Edmonds as a way of fingering people she was prohibited from mentioning | |
| Visor Consultants | | ||
| British Council/Transatlantic Network 2020 | | A deep state recruitment network organized by the British Council | |
| European Forum on Antisemitism | | ||
| UK Border Agency |  | ||
| Femen |  | ||
| Quilliam Foundation |  | Commercial Think tank | |
| Media Defence | | ||
| Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd | | Supplies dialysis machines to NHS for people on respirators and remdesivir, which causes kidney failure. | |
| Singularity University | | Despite the misleading use of the word university, this is a in fact a Big Tech-connected training course for deep state functionaries | |
| European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation |  | NGO dedicated to "stamping out intolerance," which seems to be identified with criticism of Israel. Tony Blair is chairman... | |
| Justice for Megrahi | | Lobby | A single issue justice campaign group trying to overturn the 2001 conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi. |
| National Investigation Agency | |
New Websites
| Event | Image | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigating The Terror |  | http://www.InvestigatingTheTerror.com | Website of British writer, researcher and filmmaker who writes on terrorism, the security services, declassified history and the philosophy and politics of fear. |
| Deep Politics Forum |  | http://deeppoliticsforum.com | A discussion group on Deep Politics. It maintains an archive of related files and a YouTube video channel. It also has a presence on Facebook and Twitter. |
| The Rwanda Document Project |  | http://www.rwandadocumentsproject.net/ | A document archive pertaining to Rwanda from 1990 onwards |
| Foreign Policy Journal |  | http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/ | Provides critical analysis of U.S. foreign policy outside of the standard framework offered by political officials and the mainstream corporate media. |
| Daily Beast |  | https://www.thedailybeast.com/ | Democratic Party-leaning website owned by billionaire Barry Diller. |
| Occidental Observer |  | http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/ | In an era of identity politics where every conceivable ethnic, religious and cultural identity is promoted by its members/adherents as a means of securing recognition for whatever their purpose ju-jour, "White" identity is the only one where this is NOT allowed. It is a taboo subject and thus suitable for exploration on Wikispooks |
Groups that were Wound Up
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Brothers | | Commercial | The bank which collapsed in 2008, resulting - according to the official narrative - in the Global Financial Crisis. |
| Bear Stearns |  | Defunct American bank | |
| Direction de la surveillance du territoire | | Intelligence agency | |
| Kaupthing Bank |  | Icelandic bank where the government did not guarantee for assets in branches abroad. | |
| Search for International Terrorist Entities | | ||
| Border and Immigration Agency |  | Defunct UK Government agency. |
==Quotations==
Deaths
| Title | Born | Died | Place of death | Cause of death | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Glasgow | 2008 | Arkansas | CFO Clinton body count | |||
| Lennart Johansson | 1921 | 2008 | Businessperson | Worked himself up to CEO of Svenska Kullagerfabriken. Wallenberg Sphere. | ||
| Philip Agee | 19 July 1935 | 7 January 2008 | Cuba | Whistleblower Spook | Spent twelve years in the CIA from 1957 to 1969 before becoming the most important CIA whistle blower ever. | |
| John Harvey-Jones | 16 April 1924 | 9 January 2008 | United Kingdom Herefordshire UK Hereford | Spook Mariner Businessperson | UK spook, media operative and businessman. Participated in the 1983 foundation meeting of European Round Table of Industrialists | |
| Adam Butler | 11 October 1931 | 9 January 2008 | United Kingdom Warwickshire UK Lighthorne | Politician | UK politician | |
| Herman Sandberg | 19 December 1918 | 10 January 2008 | Laren | Journalist | Dutch editor-in-chief of one of the country's largest newspapers at the time, Het Parool. | |
| Charles Elwell | 16 May 1919 | 11 January 2008 | Spook | M15's "Witchfinder-General" | ||
| Anthony Solomon | 27 December 1919 | 15 January 2008 | Manhattan | Central banker | Bilderberger, Group of Thirty, Trilateral Commission | |
| Evan Galbraith | 2 July 1928 | 21 January 2008 | Diplomat Deep state functionary | Attended the 1982 Bilderberg as US Ambassador to France | ||
| Richard Darman | 10 May 1943 | 25 January 2008 | United States Washington DC | Acute myelogenous leukemia | Deep state functionary Businessperson | A panelist of the session on The Public Sector And Economic Growth at the 1987 Bilderberg |
| Andrew Downey Orrick | 18 October 1917 | 27 January 2008 | California San Francisco | Banker | ||
| Suharto | 8 June 1921 | 27 January 2008 | Indonesia Jakarta | |||
| Gerry Patrick Hemming | 1 March 1937 | 29 January 2008 | Spook Soldier Pilot | |||
| Lev E. Dobriansky | 9 November 1918 | 30 January 2008 | Spook Academic | Academic working with Ukrainian exile groups for the CIA. | ||
| David Orr | 10 May 1922 | 2 February 2008 | Undisclosed | Businessperson | Bilderberg businessman | |
| Andrew Bertie | 7 February 2008 | Italy Rome Lazio | Teacher | Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta 1988-2008 | ||
| Joseph Sneed | 21 July 1920 | 9 February 2008 | United States California San Francisco | |||
| Tom Lantos | 1 February 1928 | 11 February 2008 | United States Maryland Bethesda National Naval Medical Center | Politician Academic Businessperson | Implicated in corruption by Sibel Edmonds | |
| William F. Buckley | 24 November 1925 | 27 February 2008 | US Connecticut Stamford | Author Spook Editor Commentator Television personality | Spooky Bilderberg TV speaker, friend of Alistair Horne | |
| Heinrich Oswald | 15 May 1917 | 6 March 2008 | Soldier Editor | Swiss manager and officer who attended Bilderberg/1981 as Chairman the Ringier media group | ||
| Francis Pym | 13 February 1922 | 7 March 2008 | Sandy Bedfordshire | Politician | ||
| Diomède Catroux | 1 May 1916 | 8 March 2008 | France Neuilly-sur-Seine | Diplomat Politician | French diplomat/politician | |
| Clyde Cameron | 11 February 1913 | 14 March 2008 | Australia South Australia Tennyson | Politician Union organizer | Australia Labor minister during the 1975 coup d'etat. "We knew MI6 was bugging Cabinet meetings for the Americans." | |
| Michael Corbin | 29 April 1955 | 18 March 2008 | Author Journalist Radio host Speaker | US researcher who hosted the radio shows 4acloserlook and the ParaNet Continuum, interviewing guests such as Gary Webb and Indira Singh etc. Died in 2008, aged 53. | ||
| William Hyland | 18 January 1929 | 25 March 2008 | Spook Academic | Spoke on The Impact Of Glasnost at the 1988 Bilderberg as editor of Foreign Affairs | ||
| David Newsom | 6 January 1918 | 30 March 2008 | Diplomat | US diplomat who attended the 1979 Bilderberg as US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | ||
| Jack Warren | 10 April 1921 | April 2008 | Canada Ottawa Ontario | Banker | ||
| Tim Beaumont | 22 November 1928 | 8 April 2008 | Activist Politician | British politician and an Anglican priest. Bullingdon Club. Transgender and euthanasia activist. Epstein's black book. | ||
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | 12 December 1930 | 17 April 2008 | United Kingdom Oxford Oxfordshire | Politician | ||
| Alfonso López Trujillo | 8 November 1935 | 19 April 2008 | Italy Rome | Clergy Deep state operative | ||
| Roland Carnaby | 1956 | 29 April 2008 | Gunshot | Spook Deep state operative Businessperson | A senior spook who was shot by a Houston police officer following a high speed motor car chase and died of his wounds. | |
| Deborah Palfrey | 18 March 1956 | 1 May 2008 | United States Florida Tarpon Springs | Hanging | 9-11/Premature death Procurer | Ran an escort agency in Washington D.C. that was frequently used by Washington insiders, and was aware of some 9/11 insiders who let information slip before the event. Although promising not to commit suicde, she was found "hanged". |
| Lucius Durham Battle | 1 June 1918 | 13 May 2008 | US Washington DC | Diplomat | US diplomat who also worked for the Rockefeller family. | |
| Huntington Hartford | 18 April 1911 | 19 May 2008 | The Bahamas Lyford Cay | Producer Businessperson Philanthropy | ||
| Brian Keenan | 1942 | 21 May 2008 | Cullyhanna South Armagh | Soldier Activist | IRA member who received an 18-year prison sentence in 1980 for conspiring to cause explosions. | |
| Harlan Cleveland | 19 January 1918 | 30 May 2008 | Diplomat | Attended the 1967 Bilderberg as US Permanent Representative to NATO | ||
| William Odom | 23 June 1932 | 30 May 2008 | Vermont Lincoln | Heart attack | Spook Soldier | Bilderberg NSA director |
| Dennis Weatherstone | 29 November 1930 | 13 June 2008 | US Connecticut | Banker Businessperson | ||
| Tim Russert | 7 May 1950 | 13 June 2008 | Heart attack | Journalist Clinton body count | US corporate journalist who made 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stumble. Died same year of heart attack, age 58. | |
| Basil Kafiris | 1934 | 13 June 2008 | Economist | Greek economist with significant US ties. One of the founders of later governing party PASOK with PM Andreas Papandreou, who became his close friend. Bilderberg/1985. | ||
| Sarah Bryant | 17 December 1981 | 17 June 2008 | ||||
| Michael Peraticos | March 1918 | 20 June 2008 | Shipping magnate Businessperson | Greek shipowner who for much of the 1970s and '80s, was Vice Chairman of both the UGS and the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee in London. Attended the 1993 Bilderberg, aged 75. | ||
| George Carlin | 12 May 1937 | 22 June 2008 | United States California Santa Monica | Author Soldier Comedian | "One of the greatest political pundits in American history", a comedian who developed an interest in deep politics towards the end of his life. | |
| Pedro Luis Díaz Lanz | 8 July 1926 | 26 June 2008 | Gunshot | Pilot | Operation 40 pilot | |
| Vladimir Vinogradov | 19 September 1955 | 29 June 2008 | Moscow | Banker Billionaire Businessperson | Russian oligarch, GLT 1996, died aged 53 | |
| Brand Fourie | 1916 | July 2008 | Diplomat | "One of the most remarkable diplomats South Africa ever produced" | ||
| Jesse Helms | 18 October 1921 | 4 July 2008 | North Carolina Raleigh | Journalist | ||
| Charles Wheeler | 26 March 1923 | 4 July 2008 | London United Kingdom | Spook Journalist Propagandist | Triple Bilderberger propagandist. BBC Washington correspondent. Helped former Nazi military personnel escape the Soviets after the war. | |
| Tony Snow | 1 June 1955 | 12 July 2008 | United States Washington DC | Cancer | Propagandist | White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush |
| Ann Lambton | 8 February 1912 | 19 July 2008 | Northumberland Wooler | Spook Historian | ||
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